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| Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | 12:56 |
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NZ’s First Summer Of Riesling
The Summer of Riesling is a worldwide movement that encourages the consumption, discussion and enjoyment of Riesling. This summer sees the movement bought to New Zealand for the first time, and with it New York founder Paul Grieco.
The Summer of Riesling began at Terroir Wine Bar in the East Village of New York City in 2008 as a single-minded attempt to get guests to at least try this noble grape. Throughout the entire summer only Riesling was offered by the glass as the white wine pour. It began a revolution, which saw wine bars & restaurants highlight and feature Riesling in a myriad of ways throughout Summer. The movement became international - Australia is about to begin its second Summer of Riesling.
The New Zealand Summer of Riesling kicks off on January 12th and is supported by some of New Zealand’s best Riesling producing wineries, restaurants, wine bars and retailers.
Together they will present a season of tastings, dinner and events all for the love of Riesling. The movement is fuelled by social media and a new generation of language about the variety, considered by many winemakers and trade as the greatest of them all. Participants will be armed with t-shirts, and transfers, given support on social media and co-ordinated through the NZ Summer of Riesling website www.summerofriesling.co.nz ,which goes live before Christmas.
Paul Grieco, also known as the Summer of Riesling Overlord, arrives in New Zealand on Saturday 21st January, with an itinerary designed to engage New Zealand trade and seed future Summer ofRieslings. His trip will include visits to Auckland & Wellington, a national Riesling tasting and multi-media event called “Climax” in the Waipara Valley on Tuesday 24th January 2012.
Summer of Riesling is bought to New Zealand by Angela Clifford, Waipara Valley ambassador and Duncan Forsyth, winemaker/owner at Mount Edward Wines in Central Otago.
“We love this variety in our region”, says Clifford “and we’re constantly frustrated by the lack of understanding about what makes it so special. This international movement , Summer of Riesling, gives us a different forum and opportunity to share our passion, to get people to drink it. Winemakers love it, the trade love it, we just want more consumers to choose Riesling!”
“The response from both NZ wineries and the trade has been overwhelming.” says Forsyth “The true triumph of Riesling is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it, we’re all just trying to cut down the number of people who don’t possess it I guess!”
The Summer of Riesling is expected to continue into March reflecting the wonderful “Indian Summer” conditions most NZ Riesling producing regions experience.
The wineries involved include some of New Zealand’s most serious Riesling producers:
Akarua www.akarua.com
Alan McCorkindale www.alanmccorkindale.com
Amisfield Wine Company www.amisfield.co.nz
Auburn Wines www.auburnwines.com
Black Estate www.blackestate.co.nz
Coney Wines www.coneywines.co.nz
Craggy Range www.craggyrange.com
Dancing Water www.dancingwater.co.nz
Domain Road Vineyard www.domainroad.co.nz
Doctors Range www.forrest.co.nz
Esk Valley Estate www.eskvalley.co.nz
Felton Road www.feltonroad.com
Forrest Wines www.forrest.co.nz
Framingham www.framingham.co.nz
Fromm www.frommwinery.co.nz
Greystone www.greystonewines.co.nz
Matua Valley Wines www.matua.co.nz
Mondillo Vineyards www.mondillo.com
Mount Edward www.mountedward.co.nz
Mount Difficulty www.mountdifficulty.co.nz
Mud House www.mudhouse.co.nz
Muddy Water www.muddywater.co.nz
Nga Waka www.ngawaka.co.nz
Pegasus Bay www.pegasusbay.com
Peregrine www.peregrinewines.co.nz
Prophet's Rock www.prophetsrock.co.nz
Rippon www.rippon.co.nz
Rockburn Wines Ltd www.rockburn.co.nz
Spy Valley www.spyvalleywine.co.nz
Te Whare Ra Wines www.twrwines.co.nz
The Crater Rim www.thecraterrim.co.nz
Thornbury Wines www.thornbury.co.nz
Valli Vineyards www.valliwine.com
Vidal Estate www.vidal.co.nz
Villa Maria Estate www.villamaria.co.nz
Waipara Hills www.waiparahills.co.nz
Waipara West www.waiparawest.com
West Brook www.westbrook.co.nz
Zephyr www.zephyrwine.com
The trade involved thus far include:
Ancestral www.ancestral.co.nz
Arbitrageur www.arbitrageur.co.nz
Depot www.eatatdepot.co.nz
Duke Cavells www.dukecarvells.co.nz
Eichardts www.eichardshotel.co.nz
Fishbone www.fishbonequeenstown.co.nz
Floriditas www.floriditas.co.nz
Glengarry Wines www.glengarry.co.nz
Golden Dawn Facebook: Golden-Dawn
Gorilla Bar www.jonnyschwass.com
Havana Bar www.havanabar.co.nz
Herne Bay local www.hernebaylocal.co.nz
Iguacu www.igcacu.co.nz
Logan Brown www.loganbrown.co.nz
Monsoon Poon www.moonsoonpoon.co.nz
Nor Wester Café & Restaurant www.norwestercafe.co.nz
Ponsonby Road Bistro www.ponsonbyroadbistro.co.nz
Prego www.prego.co.nz
Regional Wines www.regionalwines.co.nz
St Johns www.stjohnsbar.co.nz
Sweet Mothers www.sweetmotherskitchen.co.nz
The Larder www.thelarder.co.nz
The Whitehouse www.whr.co.nz
The Wine Loft www.wineloft.co.nz
The Wine Vault www.thewinevault.co.nz
Vivo www.vivowinebar.com
Vkno wwww.vknow.co.nz
Winetastes Queenstown www.winetastes.co.nz
Contacts
Riesling girl
angela@summerofriesling.co.nz
Ph: 0274 242 871
Riesling guy
duncan@mountedwardwines.co.nz
Ph: 021 420 788
www.summerofriesling.co.nz (live before Christmas)
Twitter: @RieslingNZ
Facebook: NZ-Summer-of-Riesling
Australian Summer of Riesling www.summerofriesling.com.au
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| Company: New Zealand Wine |
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| Country: NEW ZEALAND |
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